Gasherbrum III

7,946 mShared

Peak · East Karakoram · China · Pakistan

East Karakoram

Connections

the verified web around Gasherbrum III

Part of

Gasherbrum

What’s around it

Peaks

Gasherbrum II · 1 km · 8,034 m Gasherbrum II East · 2.3 km · 7,758 m Gasherbrum IV · 2.4 km · 7,932 m Gasherbrum V · 4.2 km · 7,147 m Gasherbrum VI · 5.8 km · 6,979 m Gasherbrum · 6.3 km · 8,080 m Broad Peak · 8.8 km · 8,051 m Urdok Kangri · 9.1 km · 7,250 m Broad Peak Central · 9.7 km · 8,011 m

Glaciers

South Gasherbrum Glacier · 7.1 km West Gasherbrum Glacier · 7.9 km Abruzzi Glacier · 9.3 km Concordia · 10.7 km · 4,600 m North Gasherbrum Glacier · 11.4 km Urdok Glacier · 11.7 km

Terrain & setting

At a glance

Aspect: Faces SE
Slope: ≈ 18°

slope & aspect are approximate, estimated from the elevation model.

Background

Gasherbrum III, surveyed as K3a, is a summit in the Gasherbrum massif of the Baltoro Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram on the border between Xinjiang, China and Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is situated between Gasherbrum II and IV.

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Abruzzi Glacier

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Aling Glacier

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Aling Glaicer

Glacier · East Karakoram

Baltoro Glacier

Glacier · East Karakoram

The Baltoro Glacier is a glacier located in the Shigar District of the Gilgit-Baltistan, a region in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

Biale Glacier

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Biange Glacier

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